Postcode district · Worthing
Crime in BN12
How much crime is recorded in BN12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Worthing
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 36,044 (2024)
BN12Postcode district · Worthing
How safe is BN12
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN12, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN12National
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Shoplifting8.28.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.64.6
Burglary2.79.1
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.